Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous Scholarship

• Be able to provide proof of Indian Status, a Métis citizenship card or Inuit enrolment.
• Be an Alberta resident who has lived in the province for the past 12 months.
• Attend a full-time program lasting at least two years at one of the Alberta accredited institutions named in the application package. Certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate programs qualify.
• Have never received an Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous scholarship.

Complete the current PDF application package. Email it (preferred) to scholarships.indigenousstudents@ab.bluecross.ca, or mail it to Alberta Blue Cross, Community Impact, 10009 108 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3C5.

• Describe your community involvement over the past two years, financial need, personal and educational goals, what education means to you, and how you would use the funds.
• Complete the applicant declaration.
• Include a letter from your institution confirming school attendance and two reference letters from people familiar with your community work or academic goals.
• Only selected recipients must supply a copy of their status card or other proof of Indigenous status.

Applications close January 26th, 2027 at 11:59 p.m.

An external committee with expertise in academia and Indigenous education selects recipients. It considers financial need, community service and how applicants plan to use their education to benefit themselves and their community.

Eligible institutions are listed in the current application package. The PDF also sets out the minimum word counts for the written responses.